The Kansas City Royals (82-70) will look to snap a three-game losing streak when hosting the Detroit Tigers (79-73) at 7:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

The Tigers will give the nod to Tarik Skubal (16-4, 2.50 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 17 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Alec Marsh (8-8, 4.52 ERA).

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Tigers vs. Royals Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
• Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• TV: BSDET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Skubal – DET (16-4, 2.50 ERA) vs Marsh – KC (8-8, 4.52 ERA)

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Tigers Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Tarik Skubal

• Skubal (16-4) will take the mound for the Tigers, his 30th start of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in six innings against the Colorado Rockies.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in 29 games this season with an ERA of 2.50, a 6.48 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .944.
• He has 21 quality starts in 29 chances this season.
• Skubal has 14 starts in a row of five innings or more.
• He has made 29 appearances and finished six of them without allowing an earned run.
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 27-year-old ranks second in ERA (2.50), second in WHIP (.944), and sixth in K/9 (10.7).

Tarik Skubal vs. Royals

• The Royals are batting .253 this season, seventh in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .415 (11th in the league) with 167 home runs.
• The Royals have gone 17-for-69 with four doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI in 18 1/3 innings this season against the left-hander.

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Royals Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Alec Marsh

• The Royals are sending Marsh (8-8) to make his 24th start of the season. He is 8-8 with a 4.52 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 121 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his last outing on Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the right-hander tossed 5 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering five hits.
• Over 24 games this season, the 26-year-old has a 4.52 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .246 to his opponents.
• Marsh has five quality starts under his belt this year.
• Marsh will look to build on a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging five frames per outing).
• In four of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.

Alec Marsh vs. Tigers

• He will match up with a Tigers offense that is hitting .235 as a unit (23rd in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .388 (21st in the league) with 155 total home runs (23rd in MLB action).
• Head-to-head against the Tigers this season, Marsh has thrown six innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits while striking out five.

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